2004 VW Beetle
2004 VW Beetle questions and answers
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Q: im having car proplems with my 2004 vw beetle?
i have a 2004 vw beetle and a light on the dashboard that looks like a little car with a nut or bolt i lost the manual so dont no wat it means please help
A: Sounds like a maintainance light. Take it down to Autozone or the VW dealer and ask them. They can tell you what its for.
Q: Pictures of how to change out 2004 VW Beetle headlamp?
A: I dont have pics but I know how. pop the hood and look at the side of the light you will see a black tab sticking out with a little sqaure button next to it. gently push the button and slide the tab down, this will release the light. the light will pull right out.
putting the new one in can be very tricky. getting the new light all the way in is sometimes very hard to do,some just push others you will fight for an hour. to put the new light in line up tabs on light with ones in the opening and gently push back in, when all the way in push tabs up. if light doesnt fall back out it should be in. now stand back and look at it does it look right.if so you are done. goodluck and be patient
Q: Location of aux jack in the 2004 Beetle?
I recently bought a FM Transmitter for my 2004 VW Beetle, so I can play my ipod through the car's stereo. You have to plug it in to a power outlet as well as the car's aux jack, but I can't seem to find it.
Where is it located?
I don't know much about cars so if I'm not making much sense, help me out here haha.
A: An auxillary jack is just a fancy name for the hole that headphones are plugged into. If you look at the hole on your Ipod, that's what the hole would look like in your car as well.
However, most cars don't have auxillary jacks.
If your car did have one, you wouldn't need an FM transmitter for your ipod at all... you could just plug the ipod into the jack and that would be the end of it.
Q: OVERHEATING PROBLEM!, cooling fan on "new" VW Beetle 2004 not working please help!!!?
My friend has a VW Beetle 2004 and her cooling fan won't turn on. When you start the engine the overheating light turns on and you hear a beeping noise after only a few minutes and the cooling fan won't rotate. We tried bypassing the wires and tested the fan and the fan works fine so we replaced the thermal fan switch and it still doesn't work. When we replaced the switch some coolant did leak out. My question is do we also have to burp or remove any air pockets from the coolant also? And if we have to do that what is the easiest way? Could air pockets be causing the fans not to activate or could it be the temperature sensor? Also just to let you know the air conditioning in the car also has not worked since this problem. Any help would be appreciated and thank you in advance if you can help.
A: You don't have a cooling fan problem. The water pump grenaded.
The impeller on the VW water pump is plastic and is notorious for self-destructing which results in coolant not being circulated through the engine and radiator. Since the temperature switch that activates the cooling fan is at the bottom of the radiator - which because of the lack of coolant circulation is likely to be the coolest spot in the system - the engine can be overheating furiously but the fan still thinks the coolant temp is OK and won't kick on.
Replace the timing belt and T-stat along with the pump as long as you are in there, no matter what the miles. They have to come out anyway so you might as well.
Q: how to remove & install a convertible top on 2004 vw new beetle?
A: locate your nearest dealer at www.VW.com, they should have a service station.
Q: VW 2004 New Beetle, Water pump went bad. Would this cause the temp sensor to go out? dealer says no. ?
The Red Overheating light came on in the dashboard to report overheating. Is this a different sensor?
A: I got same problem ..
light comes on - that mean coolant fluid temperature to high .!
u sure thats water pump?
what is you millage ?
Q: OEM CD Changer for 04 VW Beetle?
Would prefer that people who have one asnwer this:
Does the VW brand OEM CD Changer that goes with a 2004 VW Beetle play burned CDs (MP3, WMA, etc)?
A: In most cases, Matsushita Industrial Electric was the supplier of radios, cd changer, etc. In the USA they are better known as Panasonic brand, and we used to mail non warranty radios and cd changers to Southern California for service.
Hope this helps, a car nut.
Q: 2004 VW Burnt Rubber/Plastic Smell?
I have a 2004 VW Beetle. I have noticed a burnt Rubber Smell. I looked under the car and there appears to be a plastic or rubber spot melting on the exhaust pipe just in front of the Cat. Converter. I think it is something that stuck to it from the road. Is there anything above that point that might be melting a running down onto the pipe? The car is running fine. Just had service 200o miles ago, (all belts, Fluids, Plugs, wires, and water pump update). Thanks, Carl
A: It's exactly what you think it is. A piece of rubber or plastic that got stuck to the exhaust pipe and is melting there. Try to scrape as much as you can off since it's a fire hazard and stinks.
Q: VW New Beetle Problem.?
So I took my 2004 VW Beetle Convertible in for an oil change at the dealership, it was working fine.
When they were done.
They said it needed 900 dollars worth of work.
These are all the problems wrong with it now.
Horn doesn't work.
Turning signals don't work.
Headlights don't work.
Heated Seats don't work.
Windshield Wipers don't work.
But what's weird is the high beams work, but the headlights don't.
And when I unlock the car all the lights flash.
So is this really 900 dollars worth of damage.
or could it be a fuse?
Thanks for the help.
A: Its hard to say what really happened. go to a different mechanic and let them check your car. maybe some fuses or relays broken. the dealership did something to your car. they could of took out some fuses or relays. who knows. the dealerships always rips you off. tell them that they broke it not you because you didn't do anything. one more idea call the VW headquarters in the US and complain to them.
Q: OWNERS what are your opinions about a VW beetle convertible?
i spoke to a dealer friend who told me that if i get a VW to get a manual that they make crappy automatics. the VW beetle i want is manual, 2004, convertible and my dad is sceptical about getting me it because we have bad winters in PA. do u enjoy your convertible beetle?
A: The automatic transmissions in VW's prior to the current generation are more trouble prone than average. The current generation has a re-designed automatic that so far, has been for the most part trouble free and reliable, but time will tell.
As far as the VW Beetle convertible goes, it has not been a bad car so far. Early editions had numerous issues with power top operation and fit, but these have been addressed with updates and modifications from the factory. If you get a 2004, make sure that the door windows have have the update so that they close flush with the top and don't sometimes pop up beyond the bottom of the top when its down. Your local dealership can run the vin number to check and see any recalls are open on the vehicle.
The Beetle convertible drives like any other VW in winter weather; good traction in snow, good heater and defroster and with the rear glass window the electrical grid on the glass will help it clear even in sub zero temps. The top is lined, and wind noise is low and if you lubricate the various weatherstrips that line the sides and header panel on the top, you should have no problem with wind leaks, noise or rain.
I hope that you have heated seats in this car; the leather seats are very cold in the winter and take forever to warm up to tolerable temperature.
It is better than most convertibles in the winter weather because the tolerances in manufacturing it are very tight; just make sure that it doesn't get hit: in last VW dealership I was at, it takes a lot of hours to make the adjustments to the top mechanism if the body or top get hit or out of tolerance.
Q: VW New Beetle question?
I bought myself a used 2004 VW New Beetle back in December. It's yellow. Well, less than a month after I bought it, I noticed a small dent or ding in the passenger side of the car (not the door). It just looks like someone banged the corner of their door into my car. It's a small ding, but the paint has come off of it. I took it to the body shop where I had previously had work done on my old car. They quoted me a lot to get this fixed. The guy said that the reason it cost so much was that it's a New Beetle, its yellow color, and the location of the dent. I did not have it fixed. Will my car start to rust in that spot? How long until I would notice that? Can I just paint it over? If so, where would I get paint for it, or a touch up kit or something? What about those do it yourself dent removers? Is it worth it? The dent is so small, I don't know if those would even work. Thanks for your input on this.
A: The only perfect repair is the expensive body shop option (having the whole part repaired and painted). Short of that, removing the dent oneself would best be done from the inside if the area is accessible after removal of any interior side panels. This would require considerable expertise, however, in order not to do more damage in a do-it-yourself attempt.
It might be best to ignore the dent and concentrate on a paint surface touch-up repair. You can do the following. Buy a rust remover pen made by 3M (ask for it in automotive aftermarket retail stores or at Wal-Mart) and a small container of matching touch-up paint with integrated applicator paint brush in the lid (available at the VW dealership or in automotive aftermarket retail stores). You might also consider zinc-rich primer spray to better inhibit future corrosion in that spot (available at the above locations). Here is the repair procedure: The rust remover pen has a small wire brush to remove any haze of rust, which usually forms after a while on exposed metal. Clean the bare metal spot of any remaining dust or residue. Then you can apply a tad of the zinc-rich primer. Don't overspray the primer on the adjacent paint to avoid a mess. Better spray it on a small artist's paint brush instead and apply it only on the bare metal spot with the paint brush. Let it dry at least 30min. Then apply a tad of touch-up paint, again be careful not to overpaint onto the adjacent good paint to avoid a messy appearance of the repair job. If a mess accidentally occurs, have something like Oops paint remover at hand and apply it immediately with a rag to remove excess primer or paint (available in the home paint dept. at Wal-Mart).
This surface repair will protect the sheet metal from rusting and look reasonably OK. When looking carefully one will of course always see that a touch-up job was performed. But there is no perfect cosmetic solution other than the expensive body shop option. By the way, this touch-up technique is also good for all those paint chip damages from being hit by flying gravel, etc. that cars incur over their lifetime.
Q: vw new beetle?
i have a 2004 vw new beetle and i think the blinker wires need to be replaced bc it keeps blowing but any ways i was wondering does any one know how much im gonna have to pay well a close price will be fine hehe...thanks in advance.
A: What does it keep Blowing ?
Seems very extreme to replace wiring in something late model.
Q: are vw beetles economical on petrol?
I'm thinking of buying a 2004 VW Beetle, but with petrol the price it is, I want to know first if the are economical and won't cost me and arm and leg running it.
A: First check the service records with dealers.whether the car was serviced in time.
What major repairs carried out 4 the last 4 years.
Fuel is 30/35mpg for a 1.3,again it depend,where u are driving and how u r driving.
VW are good cars.